Rumor: release dates for Beautiful Katamari for Xbox 360/PS3?

Before we go any further, we’ll take this moment to warn everyone that this particular topic is currently marked with a huge, red Rumor Flag. This is a report about something that has somehow made the internet implode, but until we get any official word from Namco Bandai about the whole issue, we suggest taking the following details with a grain of salt. Okay? Good.

Recently, there have been reports going around which state that the game Beautiful Katamari will soon be seeing itself as a new addition to the Xbox 360’s and PS3’s game libraries. Now, another report has surfaced, stating that Namco Bandai has already announced the release dates as well as retail prices for the Katamari ports, which are as follows:

• PS3 and Xbox 360 – October 17, 2007 – US$ 39.99
• Wii – November 14, 2007 – US$ 29.99

The report also goes on to say that the PS3 version will “feature SIXAXIS support” – though it fails to elaborate on how exactly this will be implemented. It also points out that the release dates that they gave actually coincide with “a trademark Namco Bandai filed back in January” which bears the trademark serial number 76671822. A screenshot of the said trademark has also been provided as proof.

Now, as much as we want to start doing cartwheels of joy over this piece of news, there are several things that we need to keep in mind:

• At the moment, the only source of these reports seem to be Orange Lounge Radio. Although they may have some pretty solid reasons on how they came upon this bit of news, skeptics can say that there are still some gaps that need to filled in.
• We all have yet to receive official word from Namco Bandai which either confirms or denies the existence of Beautiful Katamari.
• Trademarks get filed almost everyday, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they actually get used.
• The team behind Katamari has already been disbanded, and as far as everyone knows, no sequels were planned – although Katamari trademarks were registered towards the end of 2006.

We’ll be waiting for further news on this matter. In the meantime, we could dream, can’t we?

Before we go any further, we’ll take this moment to warn everyone that this particular topic is currently marked with a huge, red Rumor Flag. This is a report about something that has somehow made the internet implode, but until we get any official word from Namco Bandai about the whole issue, we suggest taking the following details with a grain of salt. Okay? Good.

Recently, there have been reports going around which state that the game Beautiful Katamari will soon be seeing itself as a new addition to the Xbox 360’s and PS3’s game libraries. Now, another report has surfaced, stating that Namco Bandai has already announced the release dates as well as retail prices for the Katamari ports, which are as follows:

• PS3 and Xbox 360 – October 17, 2007 – US$ 39.99
• Wii – November 14, 2007 – US$ 29.99

The report also goes on to say that the PS3 version will “feature SIXAXIS support” – though it fails to elaborate on how exactly this will be implemented. It also points out that the release dates that they gave actually coincide with “a trademark Namco Bandai filed back in January” which bears the trademark serial number 76671822. A screenshot of the said trademark has also been provided as proof.

Now, as much as we want to start doing cartwheels of joy over this piece of news, there are several things that we need to keep in mind:

• At the moment, the only source of these reports seem to be Orange Lounge Radio. Although they may have some pretty solid reasons on how they came upon this bit of news, skeptics can say that there are still some gaps that need to filled in.
• We all have yet to receive official word from Namco Bandai which either confirms or denies the existence of Beautiful Katamari.
• Trademarks get filed almost everyday, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they actually get used.
• The team behind Katamari has already been disbanded, and as far as everyone knows, no sequels were planned – although Katamari trademarks were registered towards the end of 2006.

We’ll be waiting for further news on this matter. In the meantime, we could dream, can’t we?